Are you just starting your career, and want to get your feet wet
with a research job at io9? We’ve got three openings — two for
contributing researchers who focus on culture and entertainment, and one
for a half-time editorial fellow in the sciences who will do research,
writing, and outreach in the science community.
Culture Contributing Researcher
Contributing researchers will research entertainment and culture
stories, track news, and write posts. The researcher will learn how to
spot a good story, and how to distinguish important news from publicity
machine chaff. He or she will contribute research daily to our popular
Morning Spoilers feature, and help with fact-gathering for
research-intensive stories on pop culture history and trivia. There will
be opportunities for him or her to contribute reviews and news stories
as well. These jobs pay $500/month, for 10 hours of work per week, but
we are flexible about when and where you work.
Science Editorial Fellow
The science editorial fellow will research and suggest science stories,
keep up with breaking news in scientific journals, and write posts. He
or she must have some experience with scientific research. This position
will allow him or her to build on basic scientific knowledge to spot
important discoveries and learn how to translate complicated or
technical concepts into stories that a popular audience can appreciate.
He or she will work 20 hours per week doing research for io9 reporters,
combing through scientific papers and looking into the research of
working scientists for information. The fellow will also have the
opportunity to develop and write stories on topics of his or her choice.
Editorial fellows are hourly employees, and you’ll be paid an hourly
wage for 20 set hours per week. You must have the legal ability to work
in the United States, but you can work from anywhere, as long as you are
working your hours online during daylight hours, Pacific Time.
How to Apply
Please send a cover letter (in the body of your email only, please) and a resume (attached) to: [email protected] by midnight on Monday, March 10. And please include links to two of your writing samples that we can read online. And please include either “Culture Contributing Researcher” or “Science Editorial Fellow” in the email subject line. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
